University of Basrah Organizes a Training Course on Household Water Treatment Systems
The Marine Science Center at the University of Basrah organized a training course titled “Household Water Treatment Systems Using Reverse Osmosis (RO) – A Scientific Overview.”
The course aimed to highlight the vital role of water treatment systems in providing safe drinking water, serving as a health and economic safeguard that reduces reliance on bottled water and protects individuals from the health risks associated with high salinity and microbial contamination in local water sources.
Delivered by Dr. Mohammed Dhiyab Khalif, the workshop provided an intensive training program on the seven-stage household reverse osmosis (RO) system. The stages begin with sediment and impurity filtration, followed by two activated carbon stages to remove chlorine, pesticides, and odors. The core stage, reverse osmosis, partially desalinates water by removing dissolved salts and heavy metals by up to 99.5%. The final stages focus on taste improvement and ultraviolet (UV) disinfection to eliminate any remaining microorganisms.
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